Nintendo labo discution

[TrulyBritish]

I haven't replied to him in like a year

that's a lie

you make snarky replies towards me at every possible opportunity you get if you feel i've made dumb comments. like when you had a go at me because i called Xenoblade 2 my personal GOTY before the game was released just because i "hadn't played it yet"

How can a game be your GOTY if you haven't played it though?

 

[DarklordKyo]

I'm mostly interested in the Robot Pack personally. Yeah, it's pricier, but you get a decent day's work out of the most complex Labo project at this point, and your inner manchild gets some of the old ultraviolence to enjoy.

 

[Avnger]

I haven't replied to him in like a year

that's a lie

you make snarky replies towards me at every possible opportunity you get if you feel i've made dumb comments. like when you had a go at me because i called Xenoblade 2 my personal GOTY before the game was released just because i "hadn't played it yet"

How can a game be your GOTY if you haven't played it though?

That conversation isn't worth it mate. It really does boil down to just "it's Nintendo, and Nintendo is the best always" though.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

Geez, what's with this odd thinking that everything a kids touch, it will ruin it. i mean, if your kids take 3 hours of it's time to build something, and broke it to the point of being non repairable (i dont know, throw it on the floor and stomp on it for several minutes, then burn it ???) maybe your kids have some issues... i say it again, it's cardboard. it can be copy to other cardboard, you can use tape to repair it, you can use glue to repair it, and folded cardboard is really more tough than you might think...

and again, you have the software it's not just cardboard. yeah it's not a 20 hours game, but it's more fun than 1-2 switch...

It's run of the mill elitist/exclusionary behavior that has been ingrained into gaming culture. It's the same mindset that when people began to even just entertain the notion that the gaming industry could cater to more than white, heterosexual men ages 18-40, huge chunks of the gaming public threw a collective ***** FIT and still are. Heck it goes back even further than that because gamers still consider Nintendo traitors for daring to expand the gaming audience by bringing in new demographics with the Wii and DS over ten years ago.

Anyway, Labo is really cool. I personally am not going to get it immediately, but the stuff people have been making with the Toy Con Garage is insane.

https://nintendoeverything.com/a-look-at-some-amazing-creations-made-with-nintendo-labo/

 

[TrulyBritish]

I haven't replied to him in like a year

that's a lie

you make snarky replies towards me at every possible opportunity you get if you feel i've made dumb comments. like when you had a go at me because i called Xenoblade 2 my personal GOTY before the game was released just because i "hadn't played it yet"

How can a game be your GOTY if you haven't played it though?

That conversation isn't worth it mate. It really does boil down to just "it's Nintendo, and Nintendo is the best always" though.

Really? Fair nuff, let's no derail the thread then.
OT: Not something I would buy, but I don't see the harm in it being sold to other people.
I can't say I'd be too worried about kids breaking it though, it sounds like you could feasibly make your own cardboard pieces at any rate.

 

[Yoshi178]

I haven't replied to him in like a year

that's a lie

you make snarky replies towards me at every possible opportunity you get if you feel i've made dumb comments. like when you had a go at me because i called Xenoblade 2 my personal GOTY before the game was released just because i "hadn't played it yet"

How can a game be your GOTY if you haven't played it though?

That conversation isn't worth it mate. It really does boil down to just "it's Nintendo, and Nintendo is the best always" though.

Really? Fair nuff, let's no derail the thread then.

Not really.

Avnger's just being full of himself and loves to exaggerate and believe that if a Nintendo fan like myself disagrees with him, then i MUST be saying that the Nintendo product, in this case Labo, is the greatest thing in the world.
in reality i haven't said or implied anything of the sort.

How can a game be your GOTY if you haven't played it though?

the same way that Johnny can insult and down talk products like Labo despite not having played them. How does he know it's bad and nothing more than cardboard if he hasn't even bothered to play it himself?

 

[Lufia Erim]

This topic, like most about the labo, is pretty filled with 20-40 year olds declaring that its not aimed at their demographic so its stupid.

It's a neat idea. About the cost of a video game, with some hands on aspect for the younger ones to get right into (with help, as needed).

The 'Oh but its sooo much for nothing/cardboard' crowd should A- take a reflective look at some of the pointless shit they buy, and how it seems like a total waste of money to kids, and B- walk down a toy aisle and look at the price tags on stuff some time.

The problem isn't that it's not for our demographic. It'a that it's made for children and out of cardboard! Children are far from the most delicate of creatures. And guess what. 7 year olds aren't the ones dropping 70$ on this thing, their parents ( or adult relatives) are!

If i think that paying 70$ for cardboard is a crazy idea, i'm sure as hell not buying one for little Suzy. If i'm paying that much money on something, it wont be made out of cardboard, i guarantee you that.

You have a really good point there, obviously everyone is being conned into buying 70 buck cardboard packs and...oh wait. We've already had an owner confirm Nintendo provides the patterns with the product and encourages you to make replacement parts out of any ol' cardboard.

Keep trying to be mad at stuff that's not for you.

Projecting much? Man This website is a shadow of it's former self. Y'all ain't even trying anymore, just baseless, edgy quips .

 

[Lufia Erim]

This topic, like most about the labo, is pretty filled with 20-40 year olds declaring that its not aimed at their demographic so its stupid.

It's a neat idea. About the cost of a video game, with some hands on aspect for the younger ones to get right into (with help, as needed).

The 'Oh but its sooo much for nothing/cardboard' crowd should A- take a reflective look at some of the pointless shit they buy, and how it seems like a total waste of money to kids, and B- walk down a toy aisle and look at the price tags on stuff some time.

The problem isn't that it's not for our demographic. It'a that it's made for children and out of cardboard! Children are far from the most delicate of creatures. And guess what. 7 year olds aren't the ones dropping 70$ on this thing, their parents ( or adult relatives) are!

If i think that paying 70$ for cardboard is a crazy idea, i'm sure as hell not buying one for little Suzy. If i'm paying that much money on something, it wont be made out of cardboard, i guarantee you that.

Geez, what's with this odd thinking that everything a kids touch, it will ruin it. i mean, if your kids take 3 hours of it's time to build something, and broke it to the point of being non repairable (i dont know, throw it on the floor and stomp on it for several minutes, then burn it ???) maybe your kids have some issues... i say it again, it's cardboard. it can be copy to other cardboard, you can use tape to repair it, you can use glue to repair it, and folded cardboard is really more tough than you might think...

and again, you have the software it's not just cardboard. yeah it's not a 20 hours game, but it's more fun than 1-2 switch...

So, are you saying, kids don't break things? Because as far as i am aware, children are more accident prone than adults. Or are you just trying to integrate yourself into the conversation without anything of value to add?

 

[Yoshi178]

This topic, like most about the labo, is pretty filled with 20-40 year olds declaring that its not aimed at their demographic so its stupid.

It's a neat idea. About the cost of a video game, with some hands on aspect for the younger ones to get right into (with help, as needed).

The 'Oh but its sooo much for nothing/cardboard' crowd should A- take a reflective look at some of the pointless shit they buy, and how it seems like a total waste of money to kids, and B- walk down a toy aisle and look at the price tags on stuff some time.

The problem isn't that it's not for our demographic. It'a that it's made for children and out of cardboard! Children are far from the most delicate of creatures. And guess what. 7 year olds aren't the ones dropping 70$ on this thing, their parents ( or adult relatives) are!

If i think that paying 70$ for cardboard is a crazy idea, i'm sure as hell not buying one for little Suzy. If i'm paying that much money on something, it wont be made out of cardboard, i guarantee you that.

Geez, what's with this odd thinking that everything a kids touch, it will ruin it. i mean, if your kids take 3 hours of it's time to build something, and broke it to the point of being non repairable (i dont know, throw it on the floor and stomp on it for several minutes, then burn it ???) maybe your kids have some issues... i say it again, it's cardboard. it can be copy to other cardboard, you can use tape to repair it, you can use glue to repair it, and folded cardboard is really more tough than you might think...

and again, you have the software it's not just cardboard. yeah it's not a 20 hours game, but it's more fun than 1-2 switch...

So, are you saying, kids don't break things? Because as far as i am aware, children are more accident prone than adults. Or are you just trying to integrate yourself into the conversation without anything of value to add?

Are you saying that Adults shouldn't buy gifts for their kids just because the kid might break it?
and FYI Labo isn't much more expensive than things like Lego sets. in fact it's about the same.

 

[Elijin]

This topic, like most about the labo, is pretty filled with 20-40 year olds declaring that its not aimed at their demographic so its stupid.

It's a neat idea. About the cost of a video game, with some hands on aspect for the younger ones to get right into (with help, as needed).

The 'Oh but its sooo much for nothing/cardboard' crowd should A- take a reflective look at some of the pointless shit they buy, and how it seems like a total waste of money to kids, and B- walk down a toy aisle and look at the price tags on stuff some time.

The problem isn't that it's not for our demographic. It'a that it's made for children and out of cardboard! Children are far from the most delicate of creatures. And guess what. 7 year olds aren't the ones dropping 70$ on this thing, their parents ( or adult relatives) are!

If i think that paying 70$ for cardboard is a crazy idea, i'm sure as hell not buying one for little Suzy. If i'm paying that much money on something, it wont be made out of cardboard, i guarantee you that.

You have a really good point there, obviously everyone is being conned into buying 70 buck cardboard packs and...oh wait. We've already had an owner confirm Nintendo provides the patterns with the product and encourages you to make replacement parts out of any ol' cardboard.

Keep trying to be mad at stuff that's not for you.

Projecting much? Man This website is a shadow of it's former self. Y'all ain't even trying anymore, just baseless, edgy quips .

Your entire contributions to this thread can be summed up as 'Thats not for me. That's so dumb.'

You even have an actual parent (and starter of the topic) saying its pretty durable and the damage would have to be excessive to not be redeemable, and you burshed her off with 'hurr durr, kids break things, you saying they dont?'

You talk about edge, but you've added nothing of value to the conversation. It's not a product for your demographic, that's why you 'dont get it'. Your concerns about the fragility of the product have been heard and deemed to be not a deal breaker by an actual owner of the product and parent. You're standing on your tower hurling stones, talking about how edgy everyone else is when your only purpose in this topic is to inform people that this product is dumb, and if anyone enjoys it or sees potential in it, they're wrong. Let it go.

 

[Wintermute_v1legacy]

I don't know the specifics about this Labo thing, but cardboard can be pretty sturdy. Some boxes/trays/whatever used to transport fruits and shit are ridiculously strong. I use some to carry stuff in my car and they're still in perfect condition. This thing is probably pretty ok. And I'm not a fanboy, the last time I played a Nintendo game was probably Stunt Race FX back in the 90s on my cousins snes.

And also people pay full price for digital downloads, movie tickets are expensive as hell, etc., so... yeah. I grew up poor and little kid me would have loved this shit. Instead I was pushing a tire with a stick and other similar activities.

 

[Drathnoxis]

I don't know the specifics about this Labo thing, but cardboard can be pretty sturdy. Some boxes/trays/whatever used to transport fruits and shit are ridiculously strong. I use some to carry stuff in my car and they're still in perfect condition.

Except when it get's wet. Kids'll probably drool all over it and ruin it or something.

 

[bobdark]

My 2 cents I got the variety pack for my wife (44), my son (5), and myself (34). My son and I had a lot of fun putting it together, all told probaly 8 hours worth of building. I love the fishing game, my son loves the house and the bike, and my wife plays on the piano.

Am i concerned about the kits getting broken? A little, my problem with them is more to do with storage then anything else. They are well made and sturdy, but when they aren't in use they just sit in pile in the corner.

Would I recormend it? No, this is something that as soon as you saw it you knew if you wanted it, but I do not regret getting it. I knew what it was before I got it. I understood it was just a collection of mini games with minimal amount of replay.

As for the price, $70 is not really that high, looking around my room at all the special edition non sense I have collected over the years.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

Are you saying that Adults shouldn't buy gifts for their kids just because the kid might break it?
and FYI Labo isn't much more expensive than things like Lego sets. in fact it's about the same.

That and the heart of the argument is best summarized as "How dare Nintendo make something not aimed exclusively at me!" Which is a REALLY weak argument.

 

[Yoshi178]

Are you saying that Adults shouldn't buy gifts for their kids just because the kid might break it?
and FYI Labo isn't much more expensive than things like Lego sets. in fact it's about the same.

That and the heart of the argument is best summarized as "How dare Nintendo make something not aimed exclusively at me!" Which is a REALLY weak argument.

Pretty much.

but as usual they'll all just go "hurr durr Yoshi's argument doesn't matter. he just thinks Nintendo is the greatest ever no matter what hurr durr!!!"

 

[Tanis]

I don't have a Switch, and this doesn't interest me enough to get one.

BUT, I also don't have kids...so, yeah. Not really ME they're targeting.

 

[cathou]

So, are you saying, kids don't break things? Because as far as i am aware, children are more accident prone than adults. Or are you just trying to integrate yourself into the conversation without anything of value to add?

what I am saying, and not just by having watched a video of the product, but by personal experience of actually handle and play with the thing, that, yeah child are more prone to accident, and yes they probably play rough with it, but you have to be incredibly rough with it to break it beyond repair, and that most children will actually take care for their stuff enough to not break it that badly. you said that if you are to buy something to a child, it wouldnt be in cardboard, but plastic toys broke too, and when they broke good luck to repair them. cardboard is easier to break, but also much easier to repair.

Am i concerned about the kits getting broken? A little, my problem with them is more to do with storage then anything else. They are well made and sturdy, but when they aren't in use they just sit in pile in the corner.

yeah, i have this problem too. but i'm seriously think of doing something in the line of this

https://twitter.com/TheUPSStore/status/989622472587784193

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

Am i concerned about the kits getting broken? A little, my problem with them is more to do with storage then anything else. They are well made and sturdy, but when they aren't in use they just sit in pile in the corner.

yeah, i have this problem too. but i'm seriously think of doing something in the line of this

https://twitter.com/TheUPSStore/status/989622472587784193

Yeah, that was really cool. It's like any other toy, you take care of it and make sure it's properly stored.

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

Geez, what's with this odd thinking that everything a kids touch, it will ruin it. i mean, if your kids take 3 hours of it's time to build something, and broke it to the point of being non repairable (i dont know, throw it on the floor and stomp on it for several minutes, then burn it ???) maybe your kids have some issues... i say it again, it's cardboard. it can be copy to other cardboard, you can use tape to repair it, you can use glue to repair it, and folded cardboard is really more tough than you might think...

and again, you have the software it's not just cardboard. yeah it's not a 20 hours game, but it's more fun than 1-2 switch...

I concur. I was taking apart, cleaning, and putting back together Mikuni carbies when I was 12. Kids are messy, but that doesn't mean mindlessly destructive. Maybe if they're 2 they might stickthe cardboard in their mouth, but that's not the target audience. 7-11 year olds are. And this seems the perfect 'STEM toy' for monetized middle class families.

One of my cousins has given their 12YO an expensive artist tablet-pad for their birthday, given her daughter has discovered a love of the visual arts. Basically a way for her to sketch and experiment with form, shape and colour theory, and 'paint' ideas before actually going through surprisingly expensive art supplies.

And apparently she treasures it.

Assuming you're raising your kids right, they don't just mindlessly break things.

 

[Lufia Erim]

This topic, like most about the labo, is pretty filled with 20-40 year olds declaring that its not aimed at their demographic so its stupid.

It's a neat idea. About the cost of a video game, with some hands on aspect for the younger ones to get right into (with help, as needed).

The 'Oh but its sooo much for nothing/cardboard' crowd should A- take a reflective look at some of the pointless shit they buy, and how it seems like a total waste of money to kids, and B- walk down a toy aisle and look at the price tags on stuff some time.

The problem isn't that it's not for our demographic. It'a that it's made for children and out of cardboard! Children are far from the most delicate of creatures. And guess what. 7 year olds aren't the ones dropping 70$ on this thing, their parents ( or adult relatives) are!

If i think that paying 70$ for cardboard is a crazy idea, i'm sure as hell not buying one for little Suzy. If i'm paying that much money on something, it wont be made out of cardboard, i guarantee you that.

You have a really good point there, obviously everyone is being conned into buying 70 buck cardboard packs and...oh wait. We've already had an owner confirm Nintendo provides the patterns with the product and encourages you to make replacement parts out of any ol' cardboard.

Keep trying to be mad at stuff that's not for you.

Projecting much? Man This website is a shadow of it's former self. Y'all ain't even trying anymore, just baseless, edgy quips .

Your entire contributions to this thread can be summed up as 'Thats not for me. That's so dumb.'

If that's all you got from my posts, then Reading comprehension isn't your strong suite. Anyways, i'm done replying, i'm no longer interested in talking in circles.